If you were absent, or would like to review the programs we listened to in class, check out these links:

Here, from You Tube (originally NPR) is the history of Welles’s radio broadcast.

From MercuryTheatre.info, the original CBS production by Orson Welles.

The essay on Friday will focus on the realism employed by both the novel and the radio broadcast. As you read/listen, look for diction, imagery, and details that make the novel/broadcast seem believable. How did Wells and Welles’s use of realism create dramatic tension in their pieces?

Quick reminder for all classes: Bring your chosen book or novel over your MGRP to class on Monday. You will have time to read/do further research in class. If you have questions this weekend, email me.

Dracula Reading Schedule

The classes reading War of the Worlds (3rd and 4th, I believe) should follow this reading schedule:

I will update this if something changes, and continue the schedule through the rest of the book as we move into December.

Cool story from NPR, “The ‘Dirt on Clean’ in an Oversanitized World,” describes a new book from Katherine Ashenberg on body odors throughout history.

Your assignment for this weekend is to write your own modest proposal in the style of Swift’s . . . erm, “Modest Proposal.” I want sarcasm; I want irony; I want scathing, acerbic wit. It can be about whatever you like; I know you all hate it when I say this, but this should be a personal reflection.
Requirements (essays will be returned to you if not in this format):

• 500 word minimum, 750 word maximum.
• Typed, double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman, 1 inch margins, header, and a really good title.
• No obscenities or profanity (we will be sharing them in class).
• Have fun. Really. Do it.

As always, post your questions for the good of the community.